Is there a way to determine who is loggeg in (maybe with 'who' command) and sitting at the terminal, so that I can run the script as them? --Paul --- Oliver Leitner <shadow333@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: RIPEMD160 > > easy answer: > > try to run your script as non root user, eg try sudo > to run it. > > Greetings > Oliver > > Paul Keyes wrote: > > | Thanks. This is helpful. I have a followup > question: I want to > | schedule a zenity command via cron as root to have > a window appear > | every 30 minutes for any user who may be loggeg > in. When trying > | this I get the cron error: > | > | X-Cron-Env: <SHELL=/bin/sh> X-Cron-Env: > <HOME=/root> X-Cron-Env: > | <PATH=/usr/bin:/bin> X-Cron-Env: <LOGNAME=root> > X-Cron-Env: > | <USER=root> > | > | > | (zenity:6093): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open > display: > | > | > | Do you know how to solve this? Thanks! > | > | > | > | > | --- Esteban Xandri <esteban.xandri@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > | > |> On Mon, 2005-08-22 at 15:55 -0400, Paul Keyes > wrote: > |> > |>> Hi All, > |>> > |>> I need to create a pop-up window notice to all > |> > |> users > |> > |>> when they log in to their gnome desktop. > |> > |> man zenity > |> > |> > |>> I'm using Fedora Core 3 (kernel: > 2.6.10-2.1.ll.rhfc3.ccrma). > |> > |>> Does gnome have a way to do this already? I > couldn't find one > |>> so I created my own little app (c++, gtk) to > display the info > |>> in a window and I > |> > |> run > |> > |>> it for all users by adding an appropriate entry > to > |>> /usr/share/gnome/default.session This almost > works, but for > |>> some reason the gnome startup display stays open > and blocks my > |>> window. > |> > |> If I > |> > |>> click on the "stuck" gnome startup display it > dissapears and I > |>> can see my window. I think this little bug will > confuse users. > |>> Does anyone know a > |> > |> way > |> > |>> around this/why the startup window gets "stuck"? > Any advice is > |>> greatly appreciated. --Paul > |>> > |>> > |>> > |>> > |>> > |>> > | > __________________________________________________________ > | > |>> Find your next car at http://autos.yahoo.ca > |>> > |> -- Esteban Xandri <esteban.xandri@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > |> > |> -- fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To > |> unsubscribe: > http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > |> > | > | > | > | > | > | > __________________________________________________________ > Find > | your next car at http://autos.yahoo.ca > | > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (MingW32) > > iD8DBQFDC2W5xHPquN24yVsRA/YZAJ0dEiiZv0N7RnngYKY7r796vOfJMgCgjx93 > 103hOhsdrz1p7l2v6heRj0M= > =/fhE > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: > http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > __________________________________________________________ Find your next car at http://autos.yahoo.ca
